Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-26
CAMP MEETING.
Annual Election of officers At til
Methodist Meeting at Plalnville.

| Annual Election of Officers At the
Methodist Meeting at Plalnville.
PLAINvILLE, Aug. 25.-The annual cleo
ton of officers took place this morning. The
committee on nominations presented the fol-
lowing names for trustees, and they were de-
clared elected: Norman Smith, Hartford
John III. Parker, Hartford; John 81. Sessions,
Bristol; E. Spencer Clapp of Windsor, Ralph
g. Hubbard of New Britain, Charles G.
Baldwin of New Haven, Moses w. Terrell of
Middlefeld, Chauncey Buckly of Meriden;
w. H. Wardell, presiding elder; w. A.
Gregory of Plainville, A. N. Woolson of
WATERFOWL, W. ]. Smith of Higganum.
The new board this morning effected an
organization and elected the following officers
to serve for the ensuing year: President,
Norman Smith; vice president, E. Spencer
Clapp; secretary, John M. Parker; treasurer,
Norman Smith. The usual committees were
elected.
Resolutions in memoriam of Mr.. Joseph
Toy, who died April 2, 1887, were passed.
He was one of the original incorporates and
trustees of this association, and was re- elected
as trustee for twenty consecutive years.
He was vice president of the board of trus-
tees since 1870.
Personal JOttings.
Officer Phelps is taking short vacation at
the home of friends living near Middletown.
Captain Henry P. Goddard of Baltimore,
formerly of Hartford, is spending few days
in town.
Miss Albertina Benjamin, of Stratford, fell
and broke an arm Monday. DR.. Sweet, of
Milford, reduced the fracture.
Mr.. Arthur DeBussy, of Wilcox & Co., the
Chapel street dry goods firm, starts on two
weeks vacation tomorrow. He will visit
Saratoga and other places of interest in that
vicinity.
The Schneeloch sisters, of New Haven, as
sisted by James S. Burdette, the elocutionist,
will give an entertainment next Monday eve
ming at the Beeman house, Lake Waramaug,
where they are spending the summer. The
sale of tickets has been very large.
SOUTH1NGTON.
A Suit A gainst the Town for Four Hun
dred Dollars
w. n. Simons and A. f. Yeomans of
Meriden and w. o. Staples of New Haven,
State officers of the o. U. A. NJ, were thrown
out of carriage owing to obstruction on
Savings bank, when it was in course of
erection last April, and now they have sued
the town for $500 compensation each. The
town will fall back on the savings bank.
List of Patents.
List of patents issued from the U. S. Patent Of
flee week ending Aug %, 1887, for the State
of Connecticut, furnished from the office of
John E. Earle, solicitor of patents, New Haven,
Conn.,:
G. Adams Ansonia, revolving and fitting mold
for casting tubes.
H K Anderson, New Haven, spool holder.
G. w. Brown, assignor u to R. W. Curtis, Bridge
port, sash fastener.
r w Bryant Ansonia, electrical battery.
G. D. Edrnunds Rocky Hill, traveller ring for
spinning machine.
H. Benedict, Danbury. overshoe.
Same, last for overshoe.
J. Garard, assignor to Landers, Frary & Clark,
New Britain, meat cutter.
G. A. Hotchkiss, asSignor to Ives, BlakeSlee &
Co., Bridgeport mechanical toy.
J. Keller. assignor to Keller Piano Co Bridge
port combined capodastre bar and bridge for
pianofortes.
w. H. King Guilford. sash fastener.
W. Lyman, Middlef1eld, sight for ffrearm'.
J. NJ Marlin, New Haven, revolver.
F. L. Palmer, New London. making comfortabies
from continuous fabrics (reissue)
NJ V. Palmer, Willimantic, machine for winding
caps for sewing machine shuttles.
j. w. Russell, Canaan gage knife.
J. T. Smith, Rockfall, harmonca.
w. N Woodruff, Hartford, shaft key.